Where does “minusgrad” come from?
minusgrad (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk grad, from Latin gradus, from Proto-Italic graðus, from Proto-Indo-European gʰradʰ-.
minusgrad (Norwegian Nynorsk): degree below zero, minus temperatures
Definitions
- degree below zero, minus temperatures
Ancestry of “minusgrad”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | grad | <br>; a degree; an academic degree |
| 2 | Latin | gradus | a step, pace; a stage, degree; a rank |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | graðus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰradʰ- | — |